BJP MP Tejasvi Surya today cited Twitter's permanent suspension of outgoing US President Donald Trump's account as a "wake-up call for democracies" on the threat posed by "unregulated" big-tech companies.
West Bengal AIMIM acting president joins TMC ANI | Updated: Jan 09, 2021 20:33 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 9 (ANI): The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen s (AIMIM) West Bengal acting president Sheikh Abdul Kalam and several other AIMIM members joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday, ahead of Assembly elections in the state.
The leaders were inducted into the TMC in the presence of state minister Chandrima Bhattacharya.
Briefing the media, Bhattacharya said, There two M s. One M (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) does not care about farmers while other M (Mamata Banerjee) works earnestly for farmers.
She cited the welfare work done by the West Bengal government for the farmers while accusing the Centre of making false promises.
Tejasvi Surya Worried About Free Speech Censorship by Big Tech Firms After Trump s Twitter Ban
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BJP leader Tejasvi Surya on Saturday urged the government to review and repeal the laws governing big social media firms in India, after Twitter permanently banned US President Donald Trump s account citing risk of incitement of violence .
He said the suspension of Trump s Twitter account was a wake-up call for democracies on the threat posed by unregulated big-tech companies. Intermediaries, as per their definition, can t interfere in content on Social Media platforms. But Rules thereunder say otherwise. This anomaly must be addressed immediately. If they can do this to POTUS, they can do this to anyone. Sooner India reviews intermediaries regulations, better for our democracy, Surya said on Twitter.
We will stand by whatever decision peerzada Abbas Siddique takes, says AIMIM chief
All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday visited Furfura Sharif, a prominent religious shrine of Bengali Muslims in Hooghly district.
Mr. Owasi met Abbas Siddique, peerzada and secretary of the Furfura Sharif, and said his party would stand by him in the times to come. “Whatever decision Abbas Siddique takes, the AIMIM will stand by him,” he said.
Announcing the political tie-up, the AIMIM chief showered praise on Mr. Siddique describing him the guiding light of the Furfura Sharif. “I realised that if I have to make the Majlis flag strong, I have to pay obeisance to the Furfura Sharif,” he said.
BJP-ruled states making mockery of Constitution: Asaduddin Owaisi
By ANI| Posted by Sameer | Published: 30th December 2020 7:23 am IST
Hyderabad: BJP-ruled states are making a mockery of the constitution through laws on love jihad, said All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi after Madhya Pradesh Cabinet passed the Dharma Swatantrata (Religious Freedom) Ordinance, 2020, a law against love jihad, on Tuesday.
“There’s no definition of Love-Jihad anywhere in the Constitution. BJP ruled states are making a mockery of the constitution through Love Jihad laws… If BJP governed states want to make laws, then they should make laws on ensuring minimum support price for procurement of farmers and for providing employment to people,” said Owaisi.